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[–] [email protected] 63 points 4 weeks ago (5 children)

Clean your dishwasher filter.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Wipe the gasket on your laundry machines

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 weeks ago

This one got us the other day. My wife was panicking that the washer was leaking. Turns out never wiping the dog hair off the gasket cloggs the weeps holes and it starts to drip onto the floor

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

If equipped, clean out your detergent/softener dispensors. Most pop out, but some may need a screw or two removed.

Also, some washers have a sump filter that needs cleaning. (little panel at the bottom-left of the front on Samsungs)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I have a bi-monthly calendar reminder for the Samsung filter. 3 dogs means that thing is constantly packed with hair and we get the dreaded filter error code if it's not cleaned regularly.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

You're not my mom, you can't tell me what to do.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (2 children)

Well I am a mom, so I've learned it's a lot less disgusting if you do it every month, but you don't have to listen to me.

Editing to add: if any of the rest of you are also women, it's a good idea to pick a day for the recurring calendar reminder that doesn't align with the part of your monthly cycle when you're already miserable and grossed out by the whole world, you'll be crying into the kitchen sink. If it happens, because cycles are irregular, reschedule for one week ahead, when it won't bother you at all. I guess the same goes for guys except the wild swings of your emotional cycles are less predictable.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Holy shit, if anyone ever does figure out how to predict my emotional cycles I want to hear about it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

I'm a guy, I'll sign up too

Anyone selling snake oil around here? Shut up and take my money

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I am not a woman, but my girlfriend is and she is tracking her cycle with an app, and it's pretty accurate. We can see the mood changes that fits with her cycle.

It works for her because she is pretty regular, so I don't for people with irregular cycle.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I know it's gross, I do it often because I can see the difference in the cleanliness of the dishes.

I was just jesting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yes it was a good jest, no worries!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

THAT you should be doing every time you use the dryer, dishwasher is once a month type of thing

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago

Just googled it, uh oh

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago

"Ever" would be a lot more often than most people.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Once per fire.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Relatively lucky in this respect. The apartment where I live has a company do this twice a year so at most all I have to do is every month or so disconnect it from the vent hose and suck it out with a vacuum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Mine is literally under the deck. Along with a water spigot. I don't think they made the best choices building this deck...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

Former deck owner here: Decks were another way for our forefuckers to waste our futures in the 80's.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

More importantly, clean your dishwasher vent.

If you didn’t know it had a vent, enjoy cleaning out that mold.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait what

I just cleaned the filter last week (rental) and it looked like it hadn't been cleaned for centuries

You're saying there's another thing in there that's just as dirty that I didn't clean??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Dishwashers typically (meaning I guess there may be some that don’t) have a way for the warm moist air to vent out of it. Usually in the door, and typically “hidden” on the outside to match the aesthetic.

Inside however, there is usually a more obvious way for air to escape. On my current dishwasher for instance, it’s just a removable grate at the top of the door that sits flush with the door interior itself. It’s set up in such a way that air can get through it, but not water from the cleaning cycles (since that would obviously be quite detrimental to the kitchen overall.)

Now if you think about what I just described, a small dark area with plenty of warm moist air flowing through it each time you run your dishwasher, protected from the cleaning agents and harsh spray of water, you’ll likely come to the quick realization… this is the perfect place for unwanted things to grow.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Ohh! Ok that makes more sense. For some reason i was imagining an outdoor dryer vent. Thank you

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

Change your furnace air filter